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Name derivation:
Classification:
Dactylothece Lagerheim 1883; 2 of 4 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Chlorococcales; Family Coccomyxaceae
Morphology:
Colonies of non-flagellated cells each with one chloroplast, cells covered with stratified mucilage.
Similar genera:
May be a mucilaginous growth form of Stichococcus, Geminella, Coccomyxa or Palmogloea (Guiry 2013).
Habitat:
Terrestrial on damp bases of trees, wall and greenhouses.
References:
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2013. Lagerheim, G. 1883. Bidrag till Sveriges algflora. Öfvers. Kgl. Svensk. Vetensk. -Ak. Förh. Stockh. 40(1/2): 37-78.